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- City's
Minimum Pay Requirement Expands to Small Businesses, New Mexican, January 1, 2008
- City
Wage Rules Linked to Federal Index, New Mexican, November 30, 2007
- Living Wage for
Everyone,
- Applause
Greets Wage Law Changes, New
Mexican,
- Youth
Rally Backs SF Living Wage, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Area Job Growth
on the Rise, New Mexican,
- Increase in
Wage Helps Everyone, Albuquerque
Journal,
- No One
Deserves to be Excluded, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Working Class
Should Stand Up, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Living
Wage Amendments - Moving Forward Together, Sun Monthly, November, 2007
- Amendments
Extend Wage Law Positives, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Living Wage -
A Moral Choice, New Mexican,
- Carrots
Not Sticks - Living Wage Helps Youth, New Mexican,
- Killer Living Wage, New Mexican,
- Editorial,
Minimum Wage Works, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Good News On Living
Wage, Albuquerque Journal,
- Study
Says City Strong Since Wage Increase, New Mexican,
- Wages Up, Crime Down, New Mexican,
- Living Wages for All, New Mexican,
- City
Council of Santa Fe to Take Up Proposed Expansion of Living Wage Law, BNA Daily Labor Report,
- Editorial, Thank
Union Pioneers, New Mexican,
- City Must
Support Living Wage Law,
- Workers
Left Out of Wage Debate,
- Paycheck Progress, New Mexican,
- United We'll Stand, New Mexican,
- Editorial,
Living Wage a Fair Deal,
- Editorial,
Wage Idea Promising, But Needs Airing, New Mexican,
- Changes to Living
Wage Proposed,
- City
Could Widen Minimum Wage Law, New
Mexican,
- Everyone May Get
Living Wage,
- Editorial,
Councilors, Hold the Line at $9.50 Minimum Wage, New Mexican,
- Political
Agenda Clear in Raids,
- Governor
Signs Minimum Wage Hike to $7.50, New
Mexican,
- Wage
Hike Measure Goes to Governor, New
Mexican,
- Senate Passes Wage
Increase,
- Spotlight on Poverty, New Mexican,
- Wage
Events Coincide With Author's Visit,
- Senator
Says He Fears Wage Law Impasse, New
Mexican,
- Mayor Promotes
Poverty Awareness, New Mexican,
- For
$7.93 an Hour Its Worth A Trip Across the State Line,
- Selling
Voters on the Minimum Wage Hike, The
Nation,
- Editorial
- Living Wage Movement Could be Spreading, New Mexican,
- Pasters
Push Living Wage as Election Issue, Common Dreams.org,
- Citywide
Minimum Wage Rules - Living Wages or Killing Jobs, Wall Street Journal Econoblog,
- Editorial
- Chicago Isn't Santa Fe, But Wage Effort Will Go On, New Mexican,
- Editorial -
Everyday Low Wages,
- On
Minimum Wage, Art of Compromise Useful,
- Where to Get a Pay
Raise, Time Magazine,
- Editorial
- Santa Fe Living Wage Does More Good,
- Wage Law Has
Little Effect,
- Study-
Wage Law Hasn't Hurt Job Growth, New
Mexican,
- Coss
Joins Wage Law Fight in Chicago, New
Mexican,
- Minimum
Wage Issue Caused Maximum Debate,
- Santa
Fe's in the Spotlight in Minimum Wage Hubbub,
- Santa
Fe's Higher Wage Rate Cuts Both Ways,
- Judge Dismisses
Wage Hike Suit, New Mexican,
- Living Wage Lawsuit
Dropped,
- District 4 Q&A,
- District 3 Q&A,
- District 2 Q&A,
- District 1 Q&A,
- Manufactuer
Lays Off 26 Workers, New
Mexican,
- Mayoral Candidate
Q&A,
- Accusation Anger, New Mexican,
- Editorial
- Raise State Wage to $7.50 an Hour, New Mexican,
- Editorial
- Time to Raise the State Wage Floor, New Mexican,
- Pay's Bottom Line, New Mexican,
- $7.50 Wage is Backed, Albuquerque Journal,
- Santa
Fe Puts Living Wage to Test,
- What is a Living Wage,
New York Times,
- What is a Living Wage.pdf, New York Times,
- Dems,
GOP Brace for Fight on Minimum Wage, New Mexican,
- Officials
Slow to Address Criticism, New
Mexican,
- Is Santa Fe
Ignoring Wage Grips?,
- Waging War on Low Pay,
New Mexican,
- City
Not Publicizing Minimum Wage Change, New Mexican,
- Minimum Wage Goes
Up Today,
- SF
Chamber of Commerce Drops Lawsuit, New
Mexican,
- Wage Law
Critics Ponder Next Move, New
Mexican,
- Wage Increase
to Move Forward,
- Council
Passes Wage Hiike to $9.50, New
Mexican,
- Council
to Weigh Wage Hike Delay,
- Editorial
- Number of Jobs Up With Wages,
- Councilor
Attacks Wage Law Study, New
Mexican,
- Editorial
- Slow Down on Wage Increase, New
Mexican,
- Study
- No Harm Yet From Wage Law, New
Mexican,
- Wage Law Has
Mixed Results,
- Heritage Has
the Funds for Wages,
- Living
Wage Champions Must Stay Strong, New
Mexican,
- Challenge
New Mexico to Cut Programs, New
Mexican,
- Wage Law Sparks
Figures Fight,
- Wage
Fight Shifts to Federal Court, New
Mexican,
- Living
Wage Faces New Court Challenge,
- Wage War Lives On, The
- Question
Remain on Living Wage, New
Mexican,
- Minimum-wage-law
Success Rate Has to be Measured, New
Mexican,
- Court
Backs Living Wage, Santa Fe Foes Dealt a Setback,
- Court
Rules in Favor of City Wage Law, New
Mexican,
- Chamber
Letter Urges Delay on Wage Increase,
- Hotel
Counters Claim it Shares Workers, New
Mexican,
- Council to
Mull Pay Hike Delay, New
Mexican,
- Wage Rally
Held at City Hall,
- Panel
to Ponder Delay in Hike of Living Wage, New Mexican,
- SF Respects
Workers' Dignity,
- Climate of
Contentiousness Grows,
- Council
Should Heed Wage Advice,
- Thanks for
Backing Wage Increase,
- Our View - Boost Minimum Pay? Idea's Time
has Come, New Mexican, November
12, 2005
- Editorial
- Wait for Results of Wage Study,
- Living
Wage May Not Increase in 2006,
- Mo' Money, Less Woe, The
- The Earn Burn, The
- Proposal Would
Delay Pay Hike,
- Our
View - Living Wage Raises Questions, Brows, New Mexican,
- Study-Wage
Law Leads to Job Loses, New
Mexican,
- Higher
Pay Good for Santa Fe Workers, Economy.pdf,
- Santa Fe
Cited in Wage Dispute,
- Minimum
Wage Debate - Council Split on Next Increase, New Mexican,
- Editorial
- Wage Statistics Don't Add Up,
- Studies
Differ on Effects of Ordinance on Unemployment, New Mexican,
- Councilors
Consider Postponing Increase, New
Mexican,
- Wage Worries, New Mexican,
- Santa Fe
Wage Foes Cite Figures,
- Group-Wage
Raises Hurting Hotels, New
Mexican,
- Living Wage Under
Attack,
- Our
View - Living Wage Tricky - But Laudable, New Mexican, September 10, 2005
- Governor
Supports an Increase in State's Minimum Wage, New Mexican,
- Gov. Wants
Higher Minimum Wage,
- New
School District Pay Deal Includes Raises, New Mexican,
- Council
- No Minimum-Wage Exemptions, New
Mexican,
- Living Wage
Exemption Denied,
- Congress
at Fault for Keeping Minimum Wage Flat,
- Wage Law is
Offering Incentives, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Wage Case
Gets Lively in Court, New
Mexican,
- Wage Fate Falls on
Court,
- Workers
Rally for Wage Ordinance Day Before Hearing, New Mexican,
- Living Wage
Backers Celebrate,
- Boom Town, New Mexican,
- Living Wage Change
to Wait,
- Council
Postpones Vote on Wage Exception, New
Mexican,
- Santa
Fe's Minimum Wage Ordinance Goes Back to Court, New Mexican,
- Living Wage Data Needed,
- Wage
Ordinance Proponents Say Study of Los Angeles Law Prives Policy Good for
Santa Fe, Albuquerque Journal, June
7, 2005
- Cooks
and Janitors' Pleas for Better Pay Get Sympathetic Hearing from School
Board,
- Firms
Seek Revision In Living Wage,
- Kitchen
Workers, Custodians Make Case for Higher Wages, New Mexican,
- Living Wage
Reprisal Claimed,
- J.D.
Bullington- Minimum Wage is Becoming Too Slim, Albuquerque Tribune,
- Letter
from Santa Fe, How Can We Argue About Paying a Living Wage, Crosswinds Weekly,
- High
Contempt for Low-Wage Aide Jobs, New
Mexican,
- Area
Survey Shows Healthy Hiring Pace, New
Mexican,
- Groups
File Brief Backing Living Wage,
- SFR
Talk with Ashley Gutierrez, Wage On,
- Editorial:
Senate Bill Would Undercut Local Control,
- Thirty
One States and DC Take Action on Minimum Wage, Davidswanson.org,
- Senator
Pitches Living Wage Ban,
- Lawmaker
Targets City Wage Law, New
Mexican,
- House Panel
Tables Wage Bill,
- Living Wage Earns
Its Way,
- Dion's
Opening a Store in City Different,
- Bill
Seeks to Halt City's Wage Law, New
Mexican,
- Business Beat, New Mexican,
- Looking
Ahead, Projections Generally Positive for Santa Fe in 2005, New Mexican,
- FDR
Had Living Wage Ideas Our Legislature Should Consider, New Mexican,
- Minimum Wage
Barely Pays Rent, CBSNews.com,
- Restaurant
Latest Business to Blame Living Wage for Demise,
- A Moral Minimum Wage, The Nation,
- Hospitality
Groups Change Tactics to Reach Legislators,
- New Wage Law
Triggers Changes, New Mexican,
- Santa Fe Climbs
City List,
- Workers
Might Sue Fast Food Franchise, New
Mexican,
- Coca-Cola
Cans Living Wage Lawsuit,
- Local
Labor Unions Have Made Significant Progress, New Mexican,
- S.F.
Employer Heads North, Rips Wage Law, New Mexican,
- Court
Won't Suspend City Wage Law, New
Mexican,
- Santa Fe
Restaurant Prices Rise, New
Mexican,
- Wage
Law Costly for Disabled Workers,
- Minimum Wage-Maximum
Concern, New Mexican,
- Living Wage Wins a
Round,
- City Wins Wage Round, New Mexican,
- Wage Law Heads to
Hearing,
- Wage Casualties, New Mexican,
- Living-Wage
Backers Thank Council,
- Minimum
Security, The Nation,
- Cops Seek Cheaper
Living,
- Editorial: Living Wage too High? No. Raise US Level,
New Mexican,
- Living in Santa Fe, Wall Street Journal,
- Wage
Ordinance Headed Back to Court, New
Mexican,
- Wage Law
Foes Seek Second Delay,
- S.F.
Businesses Ask Judge to Stop Wage Law, New Mexican,
- Living Wage
Grievances Filed,
- Officials to Clear
Up Wage, New Mexican,
- Coke
Co. To Take "Living Wage" to Court, Albuquerque Journal,
- Wage Law
Opponents Renew Fight, New
Mexican,
- Living Wage
Decision Jolts City,
- Minimum Wage
Law Takes Effect, New Mexican,
- Editorial:
Pay Decision is Cause for Cautious Optimism, New Mexican,
- Judge
Upholds Santa Fe's Living Wage Law,
- Court
Upholds Living Wage Ordinance,
- Vegas Firms
Set A Good Example,
- Judge
Receives "Living Wage” Conclusions,
- Questions
Surround Pending Wage Case, New
Mexican,
- Oral
Arguments conclude in minimum wage trial, New Mexican,
- Living Wage Trial Ends,
- Priest,
Economist defend Wage Law, New
Mexican,
- Living Wage
Testimony Heats Up,
- Head
of SF Union Testifies for Wage Increase, New Mexican,
- Councilor
Tries to Link Civic Center to Wage Suit, New Mexican,
- Wage Case Numbers
Debated,
- Civic
Center Caught Up in Wage Debate,
- Restaurateur
Says Wage Law Saps Bigger Eateries, New Mexican,
- Wage Cost
Estimates Discounted,
- Owner: Raises Threaten Pranzo, New Mexican,
- City's
Living Wage takes the Stand, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Wage Wars - Ordinance gets day in Court,
New Mexican,
- "A decent way of
living" at $8.50, New
Mexican,
- Couple finds other ways to make
ends meet, New Mexican,
- Man sent his family
back to Mexico while he works, New
Mexican,
- To
support her kids, mom rarely has time for them, New Mexican,
- Working
to live - not living to work, New
Mexican,
- Judge
to open trial by hearing recent motions, New Mexican,
- Wage Trail to Start,
- Living
Wage Gets Show of Support. Albuquerque
Journal,
- Living
Wage Increases Local Spending,
- "Living
Wage" Report Annoys Business, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Network
Touts "Living Wage" Stores, New Mexican,
- City's
Income Gap Wider Than Average, New
Mexican,
- Editorial:
Higher-Paying Jobs Needed, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Businesses
Visited by Wage Backers, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Living
Wage Advocates Going Door to Door, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Wage Group
Denies Labor Backing, New
Mexican,
- "Living
Wage" May Affect 423 Firms, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Poll: City "Off
Track", Albuquerque
Journal,
- Water
Tops Residents' Priority List, Poll Shows, Albuquerque Journal,
- Living
Wage Trial Reset to April 12-16, Albuquerque
Journal,
- In
State with most Working Poor, Businesses Fight Living Wage Law, Baltimore
- "Living
Wage" Suits Look Alike, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Judge Delays Wage Law,
New Mexican,
- Living Wage Law
Blocked, Albuquerque Journal,
- Wage Law
Injunction Hearing Today, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Federal
Suit Filed to Halt Wage Law, New
Mexican,
- Judge
Rejects Much of Wage Lawsuit, New
Mexican,
- Wage
Law Suit Gutted But Ruling Keeps Court Battle Going, Albuquerque Journal,
- Living
Wage Law May Kill Business, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Deciphering the Minimum
Wage Law, New Mexican,
- Business
Group Goes to Court to Stop Higher Santa Fe Wage, Albuquerque Journal,
- Minimum
Wage Law Confuses Business Groups, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Minimum Wage,
Maximum Confusion, New Mexican,
- Wage Law to Get
Support, Albuquerque Journal,
- Group
Opposing Living Wage Increase Looking For Financial Help, KRQE.com,
- Santa Fe
Defends Wage Law, Albuquerque
Journal,
- City
of Santa Fe Defend Living Wage Law, KRQE.com,
- Waging a Fight, TomPaine.com,
- Per
Diem, The Roundhouse Report: Living Wage Dispute, ABQTRIB.com,
- "Living
Wage" Laws Gain Momemtum Across U.S., Christian Science Monitor,
- Senate Takes Aim at
Living Wage Law, New Mexican,
- Senate OKs Bill to
Kill Living-Wage Ordinance, Albuquerque
Journal,
- Groups
File Lawsuit Against Santa Fe's Minimum Wage, New Mexico Business Weekly,
- Watered Down Ordinance,
New Mexican,
- Officials
in New Mexico City Approve Ordinance to Raise Minimum Wage, CNN.com,
- Minimum
Wage in Santa Fe Set at $8.50, Washington
Post,
- Court
Challenge Awaits Santa Fe Living Wage Law, New Mexico Business Weekly,
- Santa
Fe Wrangles Over Broad 'Living Wage' Bill Washington Post February
26, 2003
- SF
May Be Stage for National Debate on Living Wage, Albuquerque Journal, January 26, 2003
- Living Wage Is
Social Justice, Op-ed in Albuquerque
Journal, January 19, 2003
- House
can't be Home for Many in Santa Fe, Dallas Morning News,
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